The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco and Russia have “materially injured” the U.S. market. As a result of the ruling, the U.S. Department of Commerce will issue duty orders on the imports for at least five years.
Ben Pratt, senior vice president of government and public affairs with the Mosaic Company, welcomes the announcement.
“The decision means that we’re returning to fair trade in the United States and that there will be more competition in the phosphate fertilizer market, more stability, and it assures farmers that they’ll have access to American-produced phosphate for a long time to come,” he says.
